Museum

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See also: museum, muséum, and .museum

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūsēum (library, study), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muˈzeːʊm/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Austria); das Museum /das‿muˈzeːʊm/:(file)

Noun

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Museum n (strong, genitive Museums, plural Museen)

  1. museum (building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Museum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Museum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Museum” in Duden online
  • Museum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de